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Internet provider and network builder CommunityFibre, which has deployed their 5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 1.342 million homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has today launched a new installation option – “Fibre to your Room“.
The provider, which is currently being backed by funding of c.£1bn and has connected over 400,000 customers, said that their new Fibre to your Room service allows customers to choose the optimal location for their fibre broadband installation for maximum performance in any room of their property, such as in the study.
Once agreed, CommunityFibre’s engineers will then “neatly and discreetly” install fibre cables to help unlock speeds for more devices to game, work and stream. The tidy, bespoke engineer installation is available for all new and existing customers, on all broadband packages and contract lengths, at a one-off £75 fee.
The provider added that they will deploy up to 40 metres of full fibre cable from the point of entry to reach your chosen location, which should be enough for most regular homes. But CF does say that “there may well be internal drilling (with a pencil-sized hole) if required to go from one room to another. Any internal holes will be filled/fire stopped, as with the externally drilled hole. Garden rooms, garages, or outbuildings not attached to the main building will not be eligible for installation.”
In fairness, most network operators will allow you to choose where to position the ONT and thus router on the day of installation (with some restrictions), but it sounds like this approach is a bit more flexible and probably akin to the premium installation option on some other networks.